auto mysis feeder

[NH Fish]

Has anyone ever built or have ideas for a system for auto feeding refrigerated mysis?

 

[Mrscribbled]

How would it be refrigerated if sitting in an auto feeder all day?


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[Ambition]

I've thought about doing an auto mysis feeder set up, which would be designed in a similar fashion to the auto feeders NPS coral keepers use to dose small foods for the corals throughout the day.

Like this from here:

 

[NH Fish]

This is what I had in mind. maybe using a dosing pump. But would it handle the size of mysis?

 

[UCReefer]

ha i was just thinking about this today.. I just got anthias and they need to be fed multiple times throughout the day and while they will eat pellets they undoubtedly prefer frozen mysis/cyclopeeze. I think the cyclo would be easier due to its size, though im sure u could find a way to get a higher gauge tubing for the dosers as well. I feal that while it may be too expensive for some hobbyists there will certainly be people out there willing to drop bills on a way to automate frozen feeding.

Also how long does refrigerated mysis/cyclo last even in a sealed container?

 

[NH Fish]

ha i was just thinking about this today.. I just got anthias and they need to be fed multiple times throughout the day and while they will eat pellets they undoubtedly prefer frozen mysis/cyclopeeze. I think the cyclo would be easier due to its size, though im sure u could find a way to get a higher gauge tubing for the dosers as well. I feal that while it may be too expensive for some hobbyists there will certainly be people out there willing to drop bills on a way to automate frozen feeding.

Also how long does refrigerated mysis/cyclo last even in a sealed container?

I'm guessing 2 or 3 days? LMK if I'm wrong.

 

[RayL]

First off let me say that I am not a supporter of this show, it happened to be on one of the few episodes I watched.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DChexIaADeM

In this episode of Tanked they had a huge robotic feeder for frozen food, probably not exactly what you are looking for but it means it can probably be done

 

[NH Fish]

LOL cool but a tad over the top..

 

[RayL]

I figured it might be, just thought I would share it anyways

 

[NH Fish]

Found this on youtube. I also like the Reef Nutrition refrigerated food that doesnt need to be frozen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ0qNlJpymk

 

[rssjsb]

I'm guessing 2 or 3 days? LMK if I'm wrong.

I sometimes feed from the same thawed out batch of my homemade frozen mix for two mornings in a row, but that's the max. And I don't do this with mysis because it always goes off too fast.

I would be wary of any automated system that doesn't require you to handle it before feeding because you won't be able to tell if something's gone bad. Personally, I think you're better off feeding freshly thawed/rinsed frozen food once in the morning and using an autofeeder to feed small meals of pellets throughout the day. I think that's what a lot of people with anthias do.